Mervyn's comments are hurting but so very true. Journalists who are worth their salt have a duty to enlighten the public as to what is happening at the present time so that the public can react appropriately in either condemning or affirming the actions or situations reported on. This keeps those in power on their toes and ensures that the right course of action is pursued. Delving in the past will not resurrect the dead nor ensure that whatever action is necessary is instituted immediately in order to ensure a well balanced and reasoned outcome. Leave the past to Historians. The past is history, not that history is irrelevant, but is only to be used as a window through which we can observe our shortcomings in order not to fall into the same traps again. It is true that journalists in the modern era Goa do not give enough coverage to the destruction of the environment and the extremes that politicians with vested interests have maneuvers the situations to their benefit, nor have they portrayed and exposed the rampant bribery and corruption that is rapidly decimating the very fabric of Goa and indeed of India.These and matters affecting health services and influx of undesirable immigrants into the state electricity and water problems, road and transportation and many other social and political matters which are of paramount interest to the smooth, orderly and just distribution of goods and services and the equitable distribution of wealth and resources need to be monitored. The only way that the public can be made aware of these matters so that they can be informed and take appropriate action, is through the press. If the press is unable to do their due diligence, due to political and other pressures, then we have to conclude that the press in Goa is Gadded and bound and caged and ineffective and therefore these people calling themselves journalists should bow their heads in shame and await the execution of their masters who are pulling the strings or muzzling their mouths or holding their pens hostage so that they cannot convey the truth which they as journalists are duty bound to do.
Manuel (Eddie) Tavares.
